The Veteran does not have a diagnosed genitourinary disability manifested by frequent urination.,While the record contains abnormal lab results, there is no evidence of chronic impaired renal function.
The deciding factor: There is no established diagnosis of a genitourinary disability or chronic renal dysfunction in the Veteran's medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Frequency, Renal Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2012
- Citation
- 1200356
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